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Why does the Torah (תורה) command us to work six days before commanding Shabbos (שבת) rest? The shiur develops that Shabbos isn't about restriction but completion - a state where everything needed is already prepared through weekday work. This explains why even Hashem (ה׳) 'rested' and why manna fell twice on Friday rather than on Shabbos itself.
Rabbi Zweig begins with several fundamental questions about the fourth commandment: Why does the Torah (תורה) need to tell us to work six days before commanding Shabbos (שבת) rest? Why didn't the manna fall on Shabbos? What does it mean that Hashem (ה׳) "rested" when He doesn't get tired? He challenges Rashi (רש"י)'s kal vachomer that since Hashem rested despite not needing rest, how much more should humans who get tired need to rest. The core insight is that Shabbos is not about restriction or fettering, but about achieving a state of completion where everything needed is already prepared. During the week, we feel empty and must constantly accomplish to feel alive, as the Gemara (גמרא) states "harotzeh lichyos yami sesatum" - one who wants to feel alive must work hard. But this creates a perpetual sense of lack and need.
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